So basically, Gnawa music is healing, very spiritual music that's been played in these long night ceremonies, we call them lilas, which is a night. It's the black, so they play Aicha Kandicha. So now, the only music that represents Morocco overseas is Gnawa music. It's the black, so they play Aicha Kandicha. This long history of exchange continues to pollinate musical traditions like flamenco, hip-hop and samba with Gnawa and Amazigh styles.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 08, 2021 16:46 UTC